56 h. ago Butter madness: New Zealanders turn to churning as price of dairy staple soars

Dairy is the country’s largest export industry, but recent figures from Stats NZ show domestic butter prices have surged 65% and people are getting desperateNew Zealanders are driving cross-country for hours in pursuit of cheap butter while some are ordering it from Australia or even churning their own cream, as the country battles sky-high dairy prices.Despite dairy being the country’s largest export industry, recent figures from Stats NZ show domestic butter prices surged 65% in the year to March, pushing the average price for 500g to $7.42 (£3.30) – that’s up about $3 from this time last year. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago Proof Rwanda scheme DID deter small boats! Labour tries to blame the weather for surge in crossings

Official figures show migrant arrivals were far lower when Conservative ministers were poised to finally launch Rwanda removals flights last year.

Politics

4 d. ago Labour ridiculed for blaming surge in Channel migrants on weather as data shows Rwanda deportation plan WAS a deterrent

Official figures show migrant arrivals were far lower when Conservative ministers were poised to finally launch Rwanda removals flights last year.

Society

4 d. ago Home Office accused of 'dog ate my homework' excuse as it blames good weather for record migrant crossings

Home Office report links the mild, calm start to 2025 to the dramatic rise in small boat crossings

Society

5 d. ago Keir Starmer is criticised for making 'deeply dishonest' claims about Labour's record on small boats after PM's boast that 'almost 30,000 people' had been removed from Britain

Sir Keir boasted in an online post that 'almost 30,000 people' had been removed from the UK. However, this figure refers to all types of foreign nationals who have no right to live in the UK.

Politics

6 d. ago Smuggler boats pick up Channel migrants ‘like taxi service’ while French police stand by, minister fumes

Labour’s John Healey hits out after small boats leave beaches near Calais – and authorities in France fail to intervene

Politics

6 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer has 'lost control of Britain's borders' after almost 1,200 small boat migrants cross the Channel in single day

One of Sir Keir's senior cabinet ministers admitted the latest Channel scenes were 'pretty shocking' as a surge in dinghy crossings overwhelmed French and UK border patrol vessels.

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